Monologues for the Coming Plague

Anders Nilsen’s Monologues for the Coming Plague is a stark, singular comic from Fantagraphics, published in 2006. In this single issue, Nilsen crafts a series of spare, haunting monologues that explore themes of isolation and anxiety, rendered in his distinctive, minimalist style. It stands as a quiet, prescient work from an acclaimed cartoonist, capturing a mood that would resonate deeply in the years to come.